RIO +10 SERIES

June 2002 - SocialFunds.com recently released the first articles in a multi-part series on sustainable development written from an investor's perspective. The intent is to prepare investors, companies, government officials, nonprofit groups, academics, and media for the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development taking place from August 26 to September 4.

Articles in the series will be published on Fridays. Articles will cover topics such as the five areas in which UN Secretary General Kofi Annan believes the Summit can achieve concrete results: water and sanitation, energy, health, agriculture, and biodiversity.

Rio + 10 Series: A Brief History of the Earth Summits - From Stockholm to Rio
7 June 2002 - SocialFunds.com examines the significant events, theories, and people that contributed to the first two global summits on human interaction with the environment.
http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/article858.html

Rio + 10 Series: A Brief History of the Earth Summits - From Rio to Johannesburg
14 June 2002 - SocialFunds.com presents a historical snapshot of the Rio Summit and surveys some significant developments leading up to the Johannesburg Summit.
http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/article863.html

Rio + 10 Series: How the Private Sector Can Help Solve Global Water Problems
21 June 2002 - Solving the world's water problems may depend on properly regulated water privatization and corporate initiatives that introduce new technologies and reduce water consumption.
http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi?sfArticleId=867

Rio + 10 Series: Book Review--Building Partnerships
28 June 2002 - A new book outlines the benefits and challenges of cooperation between the private sector and the United Nations.
http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/article871.html

Rio + 10 Series: Progress and Regress--Energy Sectors Report on Their Efforts Toward Sustainability
5 July 2002 - Three industry sectors that supply energy--oil and gas, coal, and electricity--reported on their improvements and shortcomings in sustainable development since the Rio Summit.
http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi?sfArticleId=877

Rio + 10 Series: Two UNEP Reports Chart Past, Present, and Future Course of Sustainable Development
13 July 2002 - Assessments of the progress since the Rio Summit guide the blueprints for the Johannesburg Summit.
http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/article882.html

Rio + 10 Series: UNAIDS' Accelerating Access Initiative May Decelerate Access
19 July 2002 - ACT UP Paris criticises Accelerating Access, a joint United Nations/pharmaceutical industry initiative, for limiting price reduction on AIDS medicine in developing nations.
http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi?sfArticleId=887